Swimming at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Men's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay
The final of the men's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay event at the 1984 Summer Olympics was held in Los Angeles, California, on July 30, 1984.[1] 14 teams participated in the heats, with the fastest eight qualifying for the final.
| Men's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay at the Games of the XXIII Olympiad | ||||||||||
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| Venue | McDonald's Olympic Swim Stadium | |||||||||
| Date | 30 July 1984 (heats & final) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 62 from 14 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 7:15.69 WR | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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| Swimming at the 1984 Summer Olympics | ||
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| Freestyle | ||
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| 400 m | men | women |
| 800 m | women | |
| 1500 m | men | |
| Backstroke | ||
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Breaststroke | ||
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Butterfly | ||
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Individual medley | ||
| 200 m | men | women |
| 400 m | men | women |
| Freestyle relay | ||
| 4×100 m | men | women |
| 4×200 m | men | |
| Medley relay | ||
| 4×100 m | men | women |
Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.
| World record |  West Germany (FRG)Thomas Fahrner (1:51.13) Alexander Schowtka (1:51.28) Andreas Schmidt (1:50.78) Michael Gross (1:47.21) | 7:20.40 | Rome, Italy | 23 August 1983 |
| Olympic record |  United States (USA)Mike Bruner (1:52.35) Bruce Furniss (1:49.56) John Naber (1:51.20) Jim Montgomery (1:50.11) | 7:23.22 | Montreal, Canada | 21 July 1976 |
The following new world and Olympic records were set during this competition.
| Date | Event | Name | Nationality | Time | Record |
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| 30 July | Heat 1 | Geoff Gaberino (1:49.80) David Larson (1:50.18) Bruce Hayes (1:50.04) Richard Saeger (1:48.85) | United States | 7:18.87 | OR |
| 30 July | Final | Mike Heath (1:48.67) David Larson (1:49.01) Jeff Float (1:49.60) Bruce Hayes (1:48.41) | United States | 7:15.69 | WR |
Results
Heats
Rule: The eight fastest teams advance to the final (Q).[2]
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Final
| Rank | Lane | Nation | Swimmers | Time | Notes |
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 | 4 | United States | Mike Heath (1:48.67) David Larson (1:49.01) Jeff Float (1:49.60) Bruce Hayes (1:48.41) | 7:15.69 | WR |
 | 5 | West Germany | Thomas Fahrner (1:49.83) Dirk Korthals (1:48.75) Alexander Schowtka (1:50.26) Michael Gross (1:46.89) | 7:15.73 | EU |
 | 3 |  Great Britain | Neil Cochran (1:52.08) Paul Easter (1:49.64) Paul Howe (1:51.63) Andrew Astbury (1:51.43) | 7:24.78 | NR |
| 4 | 6 |  Australia | Peter Dale (1:51.96) Justin Lemberg (1:52.08) Ron McKeon (1:50.52) Graeme Brewer (1:51.07) | 7:25.63 | OC |
| 5 | 7 |  Canada | Sandy Goss (1:51.69) Wayne Kelly (1:53.08) Peter Szmidt (1:51.23) Alex Baumann (1:50.51) | 7:26.51 | NR |
| 6 | 1 |  Sweden | Michael Söderlund (1:51.73) Tommy Werner (1:51.79) Anders Holmertz (1:51.33) Thomas Lejdström (1:51.68) | 7:26.53 | NR |
| 7 | 8 |  Netherlands | Hans Kroes (1:51.84) Peter Drost (1:52.77) Edsard Schlingemann (1:51.42) Frank Drost (1:50.69) | 7:26.72 | NR |
| 8 | 2 |  France | Stéphan Caron (1:50.99) NR Dominique Bataille (1:52.49) Michel Pou (1:53.41) Pierre Andraca (1:53.27) | 7:30.16 |
References
- "Swimming at the 1984 Los Angeles Summer Games: Men's 4 × 200 metres Freestyle Relay". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on April 17, 2020. Retrieved March 3, 2017.
- "Los Angeles 1984: Swimming – Men's 4 × 200m Freestyle Relay Heats" (PDF). Los Angeles 1984. LA84 Foundation. pp. 517–518. Retrieved March 22, 2017.
External links
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